About myself

My name is Janet Ditlopo,I work at Wits School of Education. My interests are reading,coocking and socializing.The reason am studying is because i want to adjust to the new mordern world of technology and to be able to be on the same level as my kids as they keep on challenging me with their technological questions.The most reason that compelled me to study this cause is the love okf computers i developed since working with computers and I wanted to learn and know more about computers. I am hoping oneday I will use the skills that I have learned from this course very fruifully somewhere in the classroom or developing online teaching materials.

Hi all

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Finally

I first want to cogradulate all of you for being such a nice group to study with hope we meet again in the next term.The cause was excellent I have learned a lot from the cause especially chat room and blog where you can socialize and study at the same time,Claudette to me this was a miracle I really honour you and thank you at the same time for opening my eyes, the course was well planned it covered theory and practical very well. I now know that everthing is possible all you need is determination and hard work. I havelearned a lot which I think it must be practically engaged for me to keep on going. I will say it was not easy for all of us but with us being united we manage to get to the end of the cause. Claudette I wish you all the best in all your plans for the future and hope you come back to Wits, todays'students need someone like you. I just wish that we all manage to get to Masters degree.

Good luck guyz in your exams and all the plans for the furure, hope will get more wedding invites and I'm verydissapointed did'nt manage to attend Seble's wedding but hope it was great.

God bless you all it was nice meeting you.

10 minutes presentatiion

I will say the presentaion was good we were all prepared and all the theories were welll explained, the slides were clear and in point form for learners not to get bored.Some of the theories were difficult to understand on your own but with the help of presentation they were clear.Claudette I will say for some  one to be in your position on the cause he or she must research the cause very well. I saying this because I know how I used not to understand Behaviourism,Cognitivism,Constructivism and Connectivism but you planned in the way that if we get it from our classmate we will understand better.

Learning about learnling theories

I first learn about theories when I was doing my 1st year it was very difficult for the first time I did'nt understand them, now I'm getting used to and undestands how they are applied in teaching and learning. In 2nd year I have learned more about these theories in teaching and learning situation and their use in ICT. I really enjoyed and understand when Prof Moll used the teachers to show which theory they belong to, it was also easy to understand them and their application and which method of computer they prefere. Each and every theory is of good use unless you have your own arguments and facts to criticize that theory. I also enjoyed Prof Moll's presentation and the questions and answers they really opened my mind or should I say my ,'black box'.

Using videos in learning and teaching

Using videos in learning and teaching is very good and effective as learners understands and remembers better what they see than what they read,hear or copy from the board. The primary teacher who always tells story and uses charts to convey the message is the one the learners undestands better.
 All the videos are very useful to me as each have the special way of conveying the message. Skinner's explanation on Behaviorism is the easy to be remembered as he uses different kinds of animals and Piaget mostly uses kinds to explain his theory,I really enjoyed the videos and learned a lot from them.
 I also think  using technology in teaching and learning is best as learners can watch pictures of what they are learning and play games not to be bored.

Most beneficial sections

I found all the courses useful and beneficial, each and every course is unique because we learn different things from each of them. I enjoyed social  presence in the sense that you can learn a lot from people from far,which shows that we don't have to be in class to learn. We can learn and socialize at the same time,which I think most of the students will  love as they won't get bore. Sometimes students are afraid to take part in class because of the fear of the teacher or their classmates,and in social presence they are free to take part and comment in what ever they want to.If you having group discussion you can just be online at the same time to discuss the topic. The tools that were used for assessment we really impressive and time saving. I'm really excited about the assign tool which is used to check the assignment,I think is very valuable and incredible as I always have a problem with referencing and I don't want to be send for disciplinary due to unintentional plagiarism.I also wish all teachers can take assessement very seriously as it promote teaching and learning according to Angelo 1997.